Meanings
adjectivecounteractive (comparative more counteractive, superlative most counteractive)
comparative more counteractive · superlative most counteractive
- That counteracts
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveopposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with counteractive
activeinteractiveattractiveinactiveradioactivereactiveproactiverefractiveunattractivehyperactiveextractiveoveractiveimmunoreactivesubtractiveunderactivetractivefactivecontractiveabstractivedetractivedistractiveenactivehyperreactivehypoactive
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APA
counteractive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteractive
MLA
“counteractive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteractive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counteractive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteractive.
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